The government applies the Zoning System in New Student Admissions (PPDB) so that the quality of education becomes better. One application of zoning is carried out in Karanganyar Regency especially at the State High School level. There are 9 public high schools in the Karanganyar Regency. This study examines the suitability of the distribution of areas of origin of students with high school zoning in Karanganyar Regency by selecting 3 favorite high schools based on the UN grade rating. The objectives of this study are (1) Analyzing the distribution of areas of origin of high school students in Karanganyar Regency, (2) Evaluating the suitability between the distribution of students' origins with the Public High School zones in Karanganyar Regency, and (3) Analyzing the factors that contribute to the distribution of student origins with zoning of Public High Schools in Karanganyar Regency. The method used in this study is the first overlay analysis method. Overlay analysis is an overlaying process between zonation area maps and student area distribution maps to determine the suitability of the two maps. And the nearest nearest average method of analysis is to find out the distribution patterns of high school students and triangulation analysis of data sources to conclude interviews with the school. The results of this study are 3, namely distribution patterns, suitability of students' origin with zoning, and conformity factors. The pattern of distribution of origin of 01 SMA Karanganyar students has a clustered distribution pattern, Kebakkramat Public High School has a random distribution pattern and has a dispersed distribution pattern, and for Karangpandan Public High School has a dispersed distribution pattern. The suitability of the origin of high school students with suitable zoning is Kebakkramat State High School in the Academic Year 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 with a percentage of 91.78% and a percentage of 96.91%. The suitability of students' origin with zoning that is not yet appropriate is 01 Karanganyar Public High School in the 2017/2018 Academic Year in zoning with a percentage of 66.10% and outside zoning with a percentage of 33.89% the second high school that does not match Karangpandan High School 2017 / Academic Year 2018 is in zoning with a percentage of 68.18% and outside zoning with a percentage of 31.81%. Factors that cause students' discrepancies with the zoning of 01 Karanganyar Public High School and Karangpandan Public High School are the presence of students entering the high school using the Certificate of Inability (SKTM), there is no clear distance limitation from the governmen
